You did good, PA Report. Penny Arcade's editorial operation, the Penny Arcade Report, is shutting down after a two-year run. Led by Ben Kuchera, the crew there worked hard to do quality reporting and writing about video games and pop culture. Their successes are numerous, and the outlet will be missed. Good luck to all …
If we can interrupt the fun stuff for a moment... The Philippines was wracked by a devastating hurricane this past weekend with more than 10,000 people feared dead. If you'd like to help relief efforts, here's a list of places you can donate to. To our readers in the Philippines, our thoughts are with you.
A year ago, Superstorm Sandy ravaged the East Coast. It also knocked Kotaku offline, forcing us to publish exclusively on Tumblr for a while. Our hardships were nothing compared to what millions of others had to put up with. To those affected, we praise you for your strength. And to those who stuck with us through one…
We haven't done this in a while, so let's do it now. For the next 90 minutes or so, I'll be answering reader questions. Want to know stuff about Kotaku, about what we're covering, what we're hearing, which Zelda is the best and so on?
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In case you didn't know... you can read condensed Kotaku reviews of new games in the New York Times every month. The Arts section in today's paper includes short versions of our reviews of Game & Wario, Deadpool, Color Zen, The Swapper and Company of Heroes 2. New round-ups monthly. Viva print! (And the Internet, too.)
I was recently asked to be more clear with readers about who Kotaku is and isn't for.
Do you love video games? More importantly, are you able to communicate your love of video games through the 21st-century medium of online video? Then we should talk.
A couple of design notes for regular readers: 1) Clicking the arrow next to our logo will now get you to our sister sites more quickly. 2) Clicking the other arrow up there will give you a list of our 10 most popular stories. You may have figured this out already!
We cover video games here at Kotaku, but, in case you hadn't noticed, we cover some other stuff, too—and we certainly don't cover every video game. We'd like to hear from you. What games and non-games stuff would you like to see more coverage of on this site?
In less time than it takes to make a new BioShock, but in more time than it takes to crank out a new PlayStation firmware update—most people can actually hold their breath long enough for that—we’ve got a new Kotaku layout for you. Welcome to our first big makeover since 2011.
A couple of writers for this site recently proposed that we stop previewing games.
Hey, Kotaku readers. It's been about a year since I took the reins of Kotaku and just about a year since we brought in a lot of fresh faces. Much has changed. Much has not. I figure now is as good a time as any to hear from you fine readers about what you're liking and what you're not.
On Monday, January 7, you will know what Kotaku's 2012 Game of the Year is. But before then, you're going to see us try to figure it all out.
We published a lot of stories this year. You loved some. You hated others. Some were great. Some were arrows
Please welcome Patricia Hernandez, who has written for us throughout the year, as our newest full-time reporter/critic.
Our resident sports gaming expert, Owen Good, recently e-mailed me with some concerns about the way we review sports games at the site. Our reviews all include the question: "Should you play this game?" Owen realized that he was pretty much always saying "Yes", and he realized that it was because of some qualities specific …
Hey, Kotaku readers, every so often I like to check in with all of you and find out how you think we're doing. This time, I thought we'd use our nifty, new Live Q&A system to answer your best questions about what's going on with Kotaku, why we're doing this or that, what we can do in the future, and so on.
Around 8am ET today, readers of Kotaku were able to see the next iteration of the Kinja discussion platform that was designed by our parent company Gawker Media. To be less jargony about it, you'll notice that the parts below the articles look different, the parts where many readers post replies. (You call them…
The back page of The New York Times' Arts section was almost entirely filled with Kotaku game reviews today. Thankfully, that wasn't a printer's error.
Last Thursday, we introduced our new discussion system
Yesterday, we launched an experiment called Kotaku Rough Draft. And today we're back. Well, I'm back, at least.
This post is an experiment. It's a test of a theory that our most dedicated readers would like to know more about the things we cover at Kotaku—and it's a test of the theory that much of the off-the-cuff discussions that the Kotaku editorial team has with each other in private chat rooms about news, about stuff we post …
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We've updated our lists of the best games you can play on just about any machine that plays games. These are our our top picks for everything from Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 to Nintendo 3DS and Android.
You may have heard about the game journalist who wanted to be a game developer, but have you seen this Jeremiah Slaczka guy we've got writing for us each month? He may be the CEO and creative director of 5TH Cell (Scribblenauts, Hybrid, Run Roo Run), but I think he might want to be a games journalist or something.
You will see, occasionally, the complaint that a video game has been given a perfect score. 10/10. 5/5. All five stars.
No cause for alarm. I just thought you might like to chat.
